Special Registration Numbers
A special registration number is an N-Number that you select from the List of Available N-Numbers for immediate use on a specific aircraft or to reserve in your name for future use.
The fee for reservation or assignment of a Special Registration Number is $10.00.
Special registration numbers may be:
Aircraft N-Number Change
To change the registration number of your aircraft, send a letter requesting the assignment of a different number to your aircraft. This letter must describe the aircraft by the:
The aircraft owner must sign the letter in ink, include his typed or printed name with his signature and show his title if appropriate. It is also helpful if a telephone number and current mailing address for the owner are included.
If you are requesting a Special Registration Number that you already hold in reserve, be sure to include the $10.00 assignment fee.
If you are requesting a Special Registration Number at the same time you ask to change the N-Number assigned to your aircraft, be sure to include the $20.00 fee ($10.00 for the Special Registration number and $10.00 for the number change) and list several acceptable and available N-Numbers in your request. The Aircraft Registration Branch will research the numbers in the order they are listed and authorize the first N-Number verified as available for the number change.
If the number change involves a Special Number reserved to one party and the aircraft is registered to a different party, then the request for the N-Number change must be accompanied by a letter from the person or party that has reserved the special number releasing it to the requesting party. The letter should describe the aircraft as outlined above and give the name of the aircraft owner to whom the special number is being released. The releasing party should sign their name in ink, show their title if appropriate and include the typed or printed name of the signer with their signature. Be sure to include the $20.00 fee ($10.00 for reservation to the new party and $10.00 for the number change).
Upon approval of the N-Number change, we will mail an Assignment of Special Registration Number, AC Form 8050-64, to the aircraft owner in triplicate authorizing the placement of the new registration number on the aircraft.
Within five days after the new number is placed on the aircraft the owner must:
If 90 days have passed since the owner returned the completed Assignment of Special Registration Number, AC Form 8050-64, and the replacement Certificate of Aircraft Registration has not arrived, please contact the Aircraft Registration Branch at 1-866-704-4715.
The owner of an aircraft may reserve the old number that just came off of his aircraft by requesting this in writing anytime during the N-Number change process. The reservation fee of $10.00 must accompany the request.
Mail Us Your Request For more information, review Information to aid in the Registration of U.S. Civil Aircraft, AC Form 8050-94 (PDF, 36 KB) or contact the Aircraft Registration Branch.
Page Last Modified: 08/08/11 11:20 EDT
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